Why do facilities that handle hazardous waste end up in poor, often predominantly nonwhite, communities
Watch the short 5 minute video clip and answer the 3 questions below. Please answer the questions in their entirety and with detail. One page minimum. Attached is a powerpoint from this chapter, feel free to use as reference in answering questions.
Economic decline in Chester, Pennsylvania, attracted a disproportionate number of hazardous waste disposal facilities. The new facilities provided a small number of much-needed (and often hazardous) jobs, but also exponentially increased health risks for local residents. This selection follows a social movement of concerned citizens as they fight to shut down the hazardous facilities in their community.
What does \”environmental racism\” mean? Why do facilities that handle hazardous waste end up in poor, often predominantly nonwhite, communities?
How have the people of Chester responded to this crisis? What would you do in their position?
Who has power, or \”agency,\” in this situation? The state? The corporations behind the waste disposal facilities? The community residents? What is the source of that power?
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